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Jerry Nadler: “Which is considered the safest investment, aside from putting it under the mattress or investing it in private stocks or…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 1997
Which is considered the safest investment, aside from putting it under the mattress or investing it in private stocks or bonds which are less safe; you must buy government bonds, and that is what has been done with it. What would you do with this money if you are not buying government bonds, which you then characterize as whatever you characterize it as, theft, where would you put the money in the trust fund when you are repaying it?
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the safety of government bonds in relation to trust fund investments.

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